The surreal photographs by Stephen Wilkes who sees a step further and transformed photography in imaginary space where night and day coexist.

His images recall the famous painting by Magritte, The Empire of Lights, but in urban spaces with lots of movement, action and many more lights.

For his project Stephen Wilkes uses a 4×5 camera of 39 megapixels, and hangs the camera about 15 meters high photographing the scene along one day. Keeping constant aperture, adjusting the speed will compensate for the sun’s position. Once the pictures are taken, hundreds of photos were selected and comprised about 50 using photoshop to show a gradual transition between day and night.

But his images are not only inspired in Magritte but as the author says, in Bruegel, and more specifically in the series by Flemish author, Harvest. In these frames, the author emphasizes not only the time of year and the work of that season, but in the atmosphere and landscape transformation. With a panoramic inspiration like his pictures we can see the passing hours, and time become image character.